An experienced goalkeeper who has been seen as one of Brazil's
best goalies ever since he started his professional career in
Palmeiras, in 1986. By that time, he's caught the public's
attention by managing to stay something like 10 straight matches
without suffering one single goal. In 1988, he had to stay more
than 6 months away from the fields after breaking one leg
severely. As he returned from injury, the team had already found
a new goalkeeper in Velloso (see below), so he had to leave,
going to São Paulo by 1990. Since then, his precise placement,
which makes most of the opponents shoots seem easy to defend,
together with his leading spirit, have made him the starting
goalkeeper of the team all over São Paulo's "golden era", when
the team won, among other titles, the Toyota Cup (the World
Title for teams) twice in a row, in 1992 & 1993. Since 1993,
he's also been the team's captain. In 1994, it was a surprise to
most people that he was not chosen to be Brazil's starting
goalkeeper in the World Cup (he went to the USA, but as the 2nd
player for the position, after Taffarel). In the end of 1996, he
announced he was leaving São Paulo to join Santos. In the end of
1996, he was elected by the fans as the best goalkeeper of the
year. After a season with Santos, he drifted from team to team,
playing for Fluminense and Sport, but he wasn't the same anymore,
so sometime during 2001 he announced his retirement. He is now
the coach of São Paulo's U-21 Team.
